cilla

Dictionary meanings for cilla from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. [cill-ac] Blear-eyed. llaḥ 1 A bleared or sored eye.

2 The (Bengal) kite; cillā also in this sense; baṃdhanabhraṣṭo gṛhakapotaścillāyā mukhe patitaḥ M. 4; cf. English “From the frying-pan into the fire”. Comp. ābhaḥ a petty thief, a pick- pocket.

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